New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-23
THE FIRE RECORD.
HORSES BURNED TO DEATH.
A FIRE CAUSES A PANIC IN SEVERAL sTABLEs-soME
HORSES

AFIRE CAUSES A PANIC IN SEVERAL srABLEs-soNE
HORSES MISSING.
Flames started tr,m a forge in John Donohue
blacksmith-shop on the frat floor OF the twostory
brick building No. 140 East Twenty -third-st soon
after 4 a. m yesterday, and spread to n stable in the
rear before they discovered. Thomas j. Dawes,
a coal-deaer at No 1J7, kept seven horses IN inc
stable and the noise raised by the horses 1st attracted
the attention OF policeman TO the fire. lt was then
too late to rescue tho horse the only way out OF
the stable was through the blacksmith-shop The
imprisoned animals were heard houndering about IN
their stalls tor several minutes after the hremen
reached the place. They were burned to death along
with tw dogs and "a cat which kept in the stable
While the fire at its height an alarm was raised
in Twenty fourth ST. where there are number oil
boarding aud sales stables known IA the Bulls hcad
Market, containing nearly 1000 horses The flames
had attacked stable of Solomon Mchi bach Mt Nos
1872 ana 81 East Twenty iourth.st. which eXten'ed
back to Twenty third st. close to the black smhshop
Nearly 100 horses belonging to Mr.. Mehrbach were
in danger Several men in his employ aided by lire
men and policemen, cut the horses loose as quickly as
possible and turned them out OF the stalls Many OF
the horses refused to 90 out into Twenty .fourth-st
until they sinzed by the fire. They rushed about
the stable, kicking and sn0rng. until 1t was unsafe
tor the rescuers TO remain with them Maddeneu
with the pain OF their burns they dashed INTO the
street AT len 1th and wildly away One horse hnu
been burned badly that he tell in dying condition
after running nearly blocks. and il necessary
TO shoot hun. Three horses that were taken back TO
the stable after tho fire believe to be dying IN
the afternoon. Thirteen horses were lost III the
excitement oil the hre, a1n were WhnutrlDe INV
CITY Tor some hours. Three of them were found
about a. m in Jcrvme.aye. at one hundrcd-and
sevc lty sevcuthst., having travelled nearly ten miles
away from The IRE. All three were burned severely
Over thirty OF Mr. Mehrhachs horses had been injured
by the hames He said in the afternoon that as many
az twenty OF them might die. Ten OF them are stu
missing and OF them are believed to have been
burned severely. Those which had been lound were
under the care of veterinary surgeons in the stable
Great patches OF flesh their heads. bodies ana
limbs showed where the flames had touched them.
Most OF those horses received at the stable on
Thur sday, hoying been shipped from the West They
large nelool.ng animals, aud were to be used
az coach horses About halt OF the lost and injured
horses were insured, Mr. Mehrbach thought. Their
value was about SO 900 The damage TO Mr. Mchr
bach's stable did not exceed 500.
Mr. Davie. said yesterday that his horses were
worth about 81 300. They were insured tor 81 400
in the Rutgers Company. Don1hue's loss was slight
William " Sherwood whose carpenter shop Was over
the blacksmith shop. lost about 800. lie was in
sured Tor 500 IA the Niagara Company. William
johnson, manufacturer OF horse collars, had "A shop
over tho stable IiIs stock, worth $1,000. was
DESTROYED. II insured Tor 5000 The burned
stable was worth less than $1,000.